See Also: tied(1)(dictionary)
tied(2)(dictionary)
Tied on - Poker(gambling)
Tied selling(finance)
tied cottage(dictionary)
tied house(dictionary)
tongue-tied(dictionary)

antlia (iou) and tied(1) (iou)


antlia (iou)



antlia noun. E19.
[Latin from Greek = instrument for raising water.]
The spiral proboscis of butterflies and moths. E19.
(Usu. Antlia.) (The name of) an inconspicuous constellation of the southern hemisphere between Hydra and Vela; = air-pump (b) s.v. AIR noun1. M19.

tied(1) (iou)



tied adjective1. L16.
[from TIE verb1 + -ED1.]
That has been tied, bound, or joined. L16.
b. Music. Of notes: marked with a tie or ligature. E18.
spec.
a. Of a public house etc.: bound to supply the products of one particular brewery only (opp. free). Of a house, esp. a cottage: occupied subject to the tenant working for the owner, as on a farm. L19.
b. Of an international loan etc.: given subject to conditions, esp. that it should be used for purchases from the source country. M20.